The available data in the literature on vapour–liquid equilibria, excess Gibbs energies, and excess enthalpies for linear ketones + linear mono- or poly-ether mixtures are examined in terms of the DISQUAC group contribution model. Interaction parameters are reported. The quasichemical interchange coefficients are independent of the compounds in the systems; the dispersive interchange coefficients depend on the intramolecular environment of the carbonyl and (or) oxygen groups. Proximity effects, which seem to lead to an important increase of the interaction parameters, are briefly considered in treating systems including 1-methoxy-2-propanone or dimethyl carbonate molecules. DISQUAC consistently describes the experimental data of the mixtures investigated. The rather good representation obtained for vapour–liquid equilibria at high temperatures is noteworthy. A discussion in terms of effective and reduced dipole moments of binary mixtures containing carbonyl and oxygen groups in the same or different molecules is also presented. Key words: liquids, mixtures, thermodynamics, dipole moments, group contributions.